Annual reports of the boards to the General Assembly . entsin places, as at Tungchow, where it was apparently most in peril. The important class of native missionary labourers has receivedthe accession of one minister and one licentiate preacher, in thepresbytery of Ningpo. Under the care of the same presbytery thereare nine candidates for the ministry; the presbytery of Shanghaihas two candidates ; and the presbytery of Shantung, one can-didate. The training of these candidates for the ministry formsone of the most important parts of the missionary work in China. The usual preaching, educatio
Annual reports of the boards to the General Assembly . entsin places, as at Tungchow, where it was apparently most in peril. The important class of native missionary labourers has receivedthe accession of one minister and one licentiate preacher, in thepresbytery of Ningpo. Under the care of the same presbytery thereare nine candidates for the ministry; the presbytery of Shanghaihas two candidates ; and the presbytery of Shantung, one can-didate. The training of these candidates for the ministry formsone of the most important parts of the missionary work in China. The usual preaching, educational, printing, .and hospital workhas been maintained, excepting for a time at Tungchow. In re-gard to these labours it is only brief and general statements thatcan be given in this place. The state of the churches is partlyshown by the annexed table: Received on Whole num- Examina- bar of Com- tion. municaats. Canton 7 48 Ningpo, Hangchow, and six churches at 54 438 Shanghai 8 80 Chefoo, Tungchow, and Ping-tu 91 197 Peking 5 9 165 773. MISSIONS m CHIKA. 71 These returns do not include twelve who died during the year,and fifteen who were excluded from church communion, but theyshow a very gratifying increase of members. In general a goodreport is given of the Christian deportment of the native of them met with violent persecution from the heathen, in-cluding in some cases beatings and imprisonment; but they didnot deny their faith. They are all carefully taught to contributeof their property for the support and extension of the gospel, andconsidering their very small means, their exercise of the grace ofgiving is in many instances quite worthy of praise; the membersof one of the churches determined to contribute one-tenth of theirearnings to the Lord. The members of the recently organizedchurch of Ping-tu, one hundred and twenty miles from Tungchow,receive no j^ecuniary assistance of any kind from the missionaries,and are ready to support their own
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